Longitudinal changes and correlates of meeting WHO recommended levels of physical activity in the UK during the COVID-19 pandemic: Findings from the HEBECO study

Mitchell, John J.; Dicken, Samuel J; Kale, Dimitra; Herbeć, Aleksandra; Beard, Emma; Shahab, Lion

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0273530

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“…Inconsistent with previous research [4,9,10], no associations were found between MVPA and cigarette use, mental health condition or physical health condition. However, this could be due to methodological constraints of the final analytic sample.…”

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“…In addition to demographic indicators, research highlights the importance of health-related covariates for MVPA during the early pandemic. Individuals with a psychiatric or physical health condition, high levels of emotional disturbance, and cigarette use reported lower MVPA outcomes during the first lockdown [ 4 , 9 , 10 ]. Busse and colleagues suggest these findings reflect a clustering effect commonly observed within epidemiological research, wherein health-related behaviours and conditions appear to co-occur [ 9 ].…”

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“…Data were drawn from the Understanding Society COVID-19 Study. Based on previous research conducted during and shortly after the first lockdown, we expect; (a) MVPA outcomes to model restrictive measures, improving during periods of eased restrictions and declining in line with the three national lockdowns [ 3 ]; (b) worse MVPA outcomes for women, ethnic minorities, individuals with a lower income, individuals living alone, individuals with a pre-existing physical or mental health diagnoses, individuals who report greater cigarette use, and individuals with limited access to outdoor space [ 4 , 5 , 8 , 10 ].…”

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Trajectories of physical activity during COVID-19: A longitudinal analysis of UK young adults

Thorpe,

Gutman

2023

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Research has demonstrated a disproportionate reduction in the moderate-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) of young UK adults during the initial months of COVID-19. However, previous research has not examined the trajectory of MVPA for this demographic over subsequent phases of the pandemic. The present study investigated the trajectory of MVPA from April 2020 to January 2021 in young UK adults. Data were drawn from 18-29-year-old participants of the Understanding Society COVID-19 Survey (212 males, 542 females). Weekly MVPA was self-reported at three time points (April and September 2020; January 2021) using the International Physical Activity Questionnaire. After controlling for significant covariates, growth curve modelling revealed no variation in weekly MVPA, which remained higher than the UK Physical Activity Guidelines. Female gender; Asian, Black and Mixed ethnicity; lower income,; living with a partner; and no access to a private garden or other outdoor space were associated with lower MVPA in April 2020. Gender, however, was a significant moderator of the trajectory. Males’ MVPA increased between April 2020 to August 2020, followed by a sharp decline; whereas females showed a steady rate of decline from April 2020 to January 2021. Despite the recurrent lockdowns, this study shows that young UK adults, on average, continued to engage in MVPA, above the recommendated amount. Nevertheless, significant variation associated with gender, ethnicity and income highlights the importance of providing accessible spaces for young adults to exercise, especially those with limited access to private gardens.

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Trajectories of physical activity during COVID-19: A longitudinal analysis of UK young adults

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Gutman

2023

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“…For example, the WHO global estimates of 2016 indicate that the percentage of adults not meeting the recommendations, 27.5%, pales in comparison to the 81% of adolescents 1. The gap between recommended amount and actual amount of physical activity even further increased during the COVID-19 pandemic,9 10 although to a varying degree for different subpopulations,11 12 thus showing the ongoing relevance of the topic.…”

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What is the current state of research concerning self-efficacy in exercise behaviour? Protocol for two systematic evidence maps

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IntroductionKnowing about a risk factor is not sufficient to ensure corresponding behaviour as additional psychological factors play a role. Self-efficacy is one of the major factors. This also applies to physical activity and exercise behaviour, which is a major public health topic in both primary and secondary prevention. The amount of research on self-efficacy in exercise behaviour is high yet remains uncharted. This protocol presents the research design for two systematic evidence maps on self-efficacy in exercise behaviour in (1) primary prevention and (2) secondary prevention. These maps will thus provide a comprehensive overview over the current state in published empirical research as a starting point for future researchers.Methods and analysisThe databases Medline (via PubMed) and PsycINFO (via EbscoHost) will be searched using the search terms ‘self-efficacy’ and any of the search terms ‘sport’ and ‘exercise’ in titles and abstracts. All empirical research studies which have measured self-efficacy in relation to exercise behaviour will be included. The primary prevention systematic evidence map will aggregate all studies on healthy humans and the secondary prevention systematic evidence map will include all studies on humans with a pre-existing condition. We will extract and present the data points authors, title, year, sample size (N), age groups, surveyed sport and method of measuring self-efficacy in both systematic evidence maps. Moreover, we will extract and present the target group in the systematic evidence map on primary prevention and the pre-existing condition in the systematic evidence map on secondary prevention. In addition to a data table, we will create freely accessible evidence maps in the form of graphs.Ethics and disseminationSince this is a protocol, an ethics approval is not required for the presented and planned work. The results of the two systematic evidence maps will be disseminated via publication in international peer-reviewed journals. In addition, data will be shared in detail via the Open Science Framework platform.

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“…A review of studies examining changes in PA during the pandemic found no consistent differences in changes between age groups (14). Several studies have found increasing SES inequalities in PA during the pandemic (21), both regarding level of education (20,22,23) and income (23,24). However, a Finnish study comparing responses from the same individuals before and during the pandemic found no signi cant differences in change in PA across groups with different educational levels (25).…”

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Impact of the pandemic on leisure physical activity and alcohol consumption – who were affected and who were not? Results from a Swedish longitudinal cohort study using two different methods to measure change

Granström,

Wenemark,

Festin

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Background The COVID-19 pandemic was associated with increased morbidity and high mortality due to the Sars-Cov-2 virus, but the pandemic also influenced health behaviors such as physical activity (PA) and alcohol consumption. The aim of this study was to examine potential changes in leisure PA and alcohol consumption in Sweden during the pandemic, and to explore whether identified changes varied between sex, age groups and socioeconomic status (SES). Methods Data were retrieved from two waves of the longitudinal cohort study Life conditions, Stress and Health (LSH) (n = 2,523). Two measures of change were used; longitudinal change relative to baseline (2012–2015) and reported change compared to before the pandemic. For these two change measures, differences between sex, age group and SES were analyzed using multinomial logistic regression. Results Irrespective of change measure, the proportion with decreased PA was larger among women than men. Also, relative to baseline, women were less likely to having increased PA. However, according to the reported change relative to before the pandemic, women were more likely to have increased PA. Longitudinal change in PA compared to baseline followed a reversed age gradient, while, according to reported change, a decrease in PA during the pandemic was most prevalent in respondents 45 years of age at baseline (OR = 1.8, CI: 1.2–2.5) and respondents 50 years of age at baseline (OR = 1.7, CI: 1.2–2.4). High SES was associated with a greater variability in PA. Alcohol consumption was generally reduced during the pandemic. However, individuals aged 40 or 45 years at baseline were more likely than others to have initiated risky alcohol consumption. Conclusions Women were more likely to change their PA levels during the pandemic. The most profound decreases in PA were found in individuals of working ages. Although the pandemic led to a general decrease in alcohol consumption, individuals aged 40 and 45 were more likely than other ages to have initiated risky alcohol consumption. In conclusion, societal restrictions during a pandemic pose a risk for decreased PA among individuals in working ages, but can also open a window of opportunity, not least for women, to increase their PA levels.

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Longitudinal changes and correlates of meeting WHO recommended levels of physical activity in the UK during the COVID-19 pandemic: Findings from the HEBECO study

Cited by 6 publications

References 60 publications

Trajectories of physical activity during COVID-19: A longitudinal analysis of UK young adults

Trajectories of physical activity during COVID-19: A longitudinal analysis of UK young adults

What is the current state of research concerning self-efficacy in exercise behaviour? Protocol for two systematic evidence maps

Impact of the pandemic on leisure physical activity and alcohol consumption – who were affected and who were not? Results from a Swedish longitudinal cohort study using two different methods to measure change

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